The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

October 20, 2016 in London, Los Angeles, Military Portrait, New York, Portraiture, Regimental Sittings, Rome, Royal Regiments, Soldiery, Works

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment are probably the most famous of the mounted soldiers, symbolic due to their Buckingham Palace connections. Photographing these troops required meeting them on home turf of Knightsbridge.

Natalie Dormer Portrait Sitting

July 22, 2016 in Celebrity, Featured Sitting, London, Expressive, Portraitist, Actors Headshots, Los Angeles

Actress Natalie Dormer, star of Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games and The Tudors. Sat for a portrait at the London Studio several weeks ago. I wrote to Natalie inviting her to sit for my Expressive Portraits Project just over a year ago; it just goes to show how many letters and requests she receives. Natalie is exceptionally talented with an incredible natural beauty.

Suzanne Evans Portrait Commission (The Times)

June 04, 2016 in Advertising, Corporate Commission, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Political Portraits

With the imminent referendum on the European Union, I received a call from The London Times, commissioning a portrait of Brexit Spokesperson Suzanne Evans, former deputy leader of UKIP. The image to appear in an article in the Saturday Edition of the Newspaper.

1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment

May 17, 2016 in London, Los Angeles, Military Portrait, New York, Portraiture, Regimental Sittings, Rome, Royal Regiments, Works, Soldiery, Top Clients, Top Moment

Based in Tidworth the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment parade iconic ceremonial uniforms dating back to the days of Victoria, and the height of the British Empire.

Lieutenant Colonel McKay MBE, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards Portrait Sitting

May 11, 2016 in Army General, Charity, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Military Portrait, New York, Portraiture, Royal Regiments, Soldiery

Arriving at the barracks of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in Aldershot, I was met by the Regimental Sergeant Major, a six foot three inch imposing soldier. It was an exciting prospect to work with the Regimental Commanding Officer.

Los Angeles April 2016

April 30, 2016 in Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Works, Expressive

April saw me spending three weeks back over the pond in Los Angeles, leading me to dub the city my second home. This avenue of photography has really taken off for my business. Back in 2014 it accounted for barely 2% of my work load. Now, in 2016, 15% of my assignments take place in the City of Angels.

Major John Melville Military Portrait Sitting

March 30, 2016 in Military Portrait, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture

Major John Melville late of the Commandos and now serving in The Royal Artillery commissioned a Military Portrait at Barracks in Liverpool. It was wonderful to meet John and great to speak to him about his incredible career.

Lieutenant General Poffley Portrait Sitting

February 16, 2016 in Army General, Featured Sitting, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Military Portrait, Portraiture, Soldiery, Top Moment, Top Clients

Lt General Mark Poffley O.B.E very graciously accepted my invitation to sit for a portrait at the M.O.D London Headquarters in WhiteHall. Poffley was commissioned into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1985.

Brigadier Günter Eisl Portrait Sitting (Austrian Embassy London)

January 27, 2016 in Army General, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Military Portrait, New York, Portraiture, Advertising, Corporate Commission, Charity

Austrian General & Defence Attaché to UK, Brigadier Günter Eisl commissioned a portrait at the Austrian Embassy in London. I am no stranger to working with members of the British Armed forces; it was a nice change to photograph a soldier from the Austrian Military.

Major General Tim Robinson CBE Portrait Sitting

November 15, 2015 in Army General, Featured Sitting, London, Los Angeles, Military Portrait, Portraiture, Soldiery, Top Clients, Top Moment

Retiring from the Army senior military leader Major General Tim Robinson CBE, commissioned a portrait at Army Head quarters in Andover. With a military career spanning two decades, seeing active service and leading troops in Iraq, Bosnia and Northern Ireland.

Lieutenant General Sir James Everard KCB, CBE Portrait Sitting

October 16, 2015 in Military Portrait, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Soldiery, Army General, Featured Sitting, Top Moment, Top Clients

Lieutenant general Sir James Everard Commander Army Land Forces, graciously accepted my offer of a portrait sitting at Army Head Quarters in Andover.

Commander Lopez Mexican Navy Portrait

October 14, 2015 in Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Rome

Just this week, I was commissioned by Mexico’s Deputy Military Attaché Commander Lopez for a Military Portrait Sitting in London.

Andrew J Robinson Portrait Sitting

October 10, 2015 in Star Trek, Portraiture, Expressive, Featured Sitting, Celebrity, Los Angeles

My Expressive Portraits Exhibition is enabling me to seek out opportunities to undertake Portrait Sittings with some impressive stars of stage, screen and TV. This has necessitated a fair amount of hopping back and forth across the Atlantic as I aim to bring a depth to the exhibition that would not be possible by staying on English turf only. I first wrote to impressive Director and compelling Actor, Andrew J Robinson, hoping to include him in a Los Angeles trip last September.

H.E Pasquale Terricciato Ambassador of Italy Portrait Sitting

September 23, 2015 in Ambassador, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Charity, Political Portraits, Corporate Commission, Corporate Headshots, Works, Top Clients, Top Moment

Ambassador Pasquale Terricciato who represents the Republic of Italy. Arranged a portrait sitting at the Italian Residence in London. Upon entering the building I could sense its history, the Ambassador very kindly gave me a personal tour.

René Auberjonois Portrait Sitting

September 10, 2015 in Actors Headshots, Featured Sitting, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Expressive, Star Trek, Top Moment

René Auberjonois has an instantly recognisable face which I believe becomes better and better with age. Star of stage and screen Auberjonois, has appeared in M.A.S.H, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Boston Legal to name but a few titles. I wrote to René several months ago to arrange the sitting in Los Angeles, and to my wonderment, he agreed to sit for a portrait during my visit to LA a few weeks ago.

Mark & Jacqueline Margolis

September 07, 2015 in Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Featured Sitting, Celebrity, Top Moment

As luck would have it while on assignment in Los Angeles Actor Mark Margolis, and his wife Actress Jacqueline Margolis where staying in the same Studio City hotel. I recognised Mark in the lobby having a sneaky cigarette, and introduced myself, he was very approachable and chatty. Mark has starred in dozens & dozens of films, from 1492 to Hannibal, The Wrestler and of course Scarface.

Erica Kemp Lord Mayor of Liverpool (Liverpool City Council|)

July 01, 2015 in Liverpool, London, Leeds, Corporate Commission, Featured Sitting, Portraiture, Political Portraits, Northerners, Los Angeles, Charity, Advertising, Top Clients, Top Moment

Liverpool City Council commissioned a Portrait of the new Lord Mayor of Liverpool Councillor Erica Kemp CBE. Over the past few months I have been fascinated by the use of hands in my portraits, I asked the Mayor if she could clasp her hands in the image.

Steven Berkoff Portrait Sitting

May 24, 2015 in Actors Headshots, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Portraitist, Portraiture, Expressive, Top Moment

Steven Berkoff is an English actor who has also enjoyed prominent success as an author, playwright and theatre director. Often cast as the ‘big bad’ in his films, he has appeared in the likes of Rambo: First Blood Part II, Octopussy and as Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series War and Remembrance.

Brent Spiner Portrait Sitting

March 10, 2015 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Expressive, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Top Moment

Many may not know, that despite living in my home town of Liverpool and having my studio in the city, I work both Nationally and Internationally. Actor Brent Spiner, who best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Vasily Petrenko Portrait Sitting Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

January 31, 2015 in Portraiture, Liverpool, Leeds, London, Los Angeles, Corporate Commission, Advertising, Top Clients, Top Moment

Vasily Petrenko is a Russian conductor. Since 2006 he has been principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. I received a commission to photograph Vasily at the Liverpool Studio.